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Zhang N, Chen Y, Huang C, Wei M, Li T, Lv Y, Song Q, Mo S. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells may reduce intestinal epithelial damage in ulcerative colitis by communicating with macrophages and blocking inflammatory pathways: an analysis in silico. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:2665-2677. [PMID: 35315792 PMCID: PMC9004563 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, non-specific inflammatory disease that affects mainly the colonic mucosa and submucosa. The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis is unclear, which limits the development of effective treatments. In this study, single-cell sequencing data from 18 ulcerative colitis samples and 12 healthy controls were downloaded from the Single Cell Portal database, cell types were defined through cluster analysis, and genes in each cluster that were differentially expressed in ulcerative colitis were identified. These genes were enriched in functional pathways related to apoptosis, immunity and inflammation. Analysis using iTALK software suggested extensive communication among immune cells. Single-cell sequencing data from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from three healthy female donors were obtained from the Sequence Read Archive database. The SingleR package was used to identify different cell types, for each of which a stemness score was calculated. Pseudotime analysis was performed to infer the trajectory of cells. SCENIC software was used to identify the gene regulatory network in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, and iTALK software was performed to explore the relationship among macrophages, adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells and enterocytes. Molecular docking confirmed the possibility of cell-cell interactions via binding between surface receptors and their ligands. The bulk data were downloaded and analyzed to validate the expression of genes. Our bioinformatics analyses suggest that ulcerative colitis involves communication between macrophages and enterocytes via ligand-receptor pairs. Our results further suggest that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells may alleviate ulcerative colitis by communicating with macrophages to block inflammation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nan Zhang
- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
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- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
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- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
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- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
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- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Foresea Life Insurance Guangxi Hospital, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
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- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
- Chinese Academy of Science Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200031, China
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- YuanDong International Academy of Life Sciences, Nanning 530000, Guangxi, China
- Chinese Academy of Science Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200031, China
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